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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 25, 2007
Filed:
Aug. 28, 2001
Applicants:
James E. Dahlberg, Madison, WI (US);
Mary Ann D. Brow, Madison, WI (US);
Victor I. Lyamichev, Madison, WI (US);
Inventors:
James E. Dahlberg, Madison, WI (US);
Mary Ann D. Brow, Madison, WI (US);
Victor I. Lyamichev, Madison, WI (US);
Assignee:
Third Wave Technologies, Inc., Madison, WI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12Q 1/68 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The present invention relates to means for cleaving a nucleic acid cleavage structure in a site-specific manner. Enzymes, including 5' nucleases and 3′ exonucleases, are used to detect and identify nucleic acids derived from microorganisms. Methods are provided which allow for the detection and identification of bacterial and viral pathogens in a sample.